Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-15
SIGNS OF CHARACTER.
UNeRRlNG INDICATIONS IN THE
MOUTH, NOSE, EYES AND EARS.

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Frankly, never but once in my life. |
never met an undesirable acquaintance, no
matter how well introduced, without a dis
tinct impression that the person would
bring trouble to ms. I've learned to be
very careful to respect the first instant's
reading Of a now face The first sight CON
veys its real meanir' 10 one who can read
it. Manners and { . Ont expressions may
tempt one TO modify or recant the first
opinion. but have never dons 50 withou'
life long regret
II, too, knew such q repulsion at sight
for a woman every one else took for an
angel and paragon Knowing such a
woman, | can understand Lady Byron.
Ny acquaintance at last went insane with
the scandals of her own imagination. AMI
many correct and highly placed women tip
tho scale of balanced brain with vanity and
jealousy The self esteem of our women is
fed ar | nourished into insanity. How did
know what she was By two points which
never fail TO show = false and cruel womac
-oycrfull eyes, such as you ses in soms
pictures Of the Virgin, supposed beautiful,
but which denote an ingram hypocTite, ard
an immobile upper lip. A face with Tat
SCI Of lip always betrays false, treac'ser
Gus nature that lies without knowing IT, 4
pinched nose is no surer sign Of meanness
than this dead lip of dangerous craft. One
woman who has made herself quite prouu
nent in New York newspaper mention for
twenty years is remarked for this feature.
You may watch her through sentence after
sentence without seeing any more play of
the upper lip than if it were paralyZed or
cut in marble, and her favorite gospel Is
heard by many friends was, If facts did
not agree with the effect she wanted to pro-
duce, so much the worse for the fats
THE more varied the features, says one
author, the more depressions and eleya
tions in the face, the greater the variety of
character exhibited. A smooth, small feat
ured, unwrinkIed face always discloses a
small, Unconditional, selfish character, Of
very small capacities. A mans real charac-
ter is spread all over him. The face sums
up tho whole man. Rectituds of character
is known by the width of chin, as in the
faces of " Washington and Isaac Newton;
also by the setting OF the eye. Amy eye off
the straight line varies from truthful sig
nitiCance, according to its detection, from
the persons who would rather tell a pleasant
untruth than bs the bearers OF harsh It'd
ings. to the artists in craft with eyes droop-
ing at the outer corners like those OF the
fair Jesuit, the Empress Eugenie. Firm
ness and tenacity OF purpsss are shown in
length Of tho lower jaw and chin, as in the
face OF Anna Dickinson, which admirably
illustrates this faculty.
The chin is the seat Of strength Of charac
ter, which depends on firm bone support.
Bone shows integrity. muscle more of the
affectionate nature. The scientific physiog
nOmist Knows well how much such women
as Miss Dickinson and Miss Frances Willard
owe their success to a good, honest, bony
system. The full, rolling under lip Is a sure
sign OF generosity and benevolence, a. in
the portraits Of WiIberforcs and Lincoln.
An upper lip, thick and red in the center,
shows lsrse amative power and also muscu-
lar strength. The round eye, like doves,
is an uutailing sign Of large mating ability.
Almond shaped ewes prove promiscuous
love. The upper lip, like q Cupid's bow,
shows great tenderness and love for chill
dren, which Is never found with a gloomy
or sad disposition. A friendly nature is
known by the fullness Of the upper cheek.
A long upper lip shows self esteem, es in the
faces Of Bradlaugh, Herbert Spencer and
John G. Whittier. The most prominent
rigu OF nodesty--which may consist with
large self esteem-is the groove in the csnter
OF the upper lip.
The outward signs OF force of character
are breadth Of chest, wide mouth and nos
trils, high cheek bones, and relatively small
and wido head. Secretiveness il shown by
compressed and thin lips, and small mouth
u the lips are thin. Broai, fat noses are
,hs signs of the quality. The large eyes and
mouth are evidence % volume OF language.
All orators have large mouths. Among
men of power and capacity secretiveness
and craft are never marked; they do not
need il. Caution is seen in the long nose.
Hopc is strong when the septum or middle
PORTION of the nose projects below ths sides;
ClrarneSs OF the skin and eyes is another sign.
When the septum is droopng at tho tip, as
in Canova's face, or that OF Mrs. Siddons Oh
La Place, the faculty of analysis is large.
lheality is known by width Of the tip Of the
uJee, giving it square cut appearance, as
III Byron, Irving. Verret, Mrs. Stowe and
a iost OF other authors and artists. Noses
high and projecting at the tip show under
standing of human nature and love for its
study. This is the nose for a physician.
All eminent doctors, naturalists and philoso-
piers show this feature. II is the probing,
inquiring nose. Fulness of the sides OF the
nose deuoSe large constructive powers, as in
Morse and Edison. The higher and broader
the bridge of the nose, the greater is the
development Of veneration. Self will is
shown by tho height Of tLe nose at its root.
All undeyelOped races and faces are fat
here. 1t is mere clearly developed in Eu
rnpean races than in Americans, and gives
the ploddinS, persevering character often
Observed among the former. Americans,
as rule, do not dwell on their undertak-
inSs so persistently as Europeans and show
more expression from the forehead to the
nose The sign of strong will is marked in
tho faces Of Dante, Humboldt, Edwin Booth
Cryus W. Field, and c. P. Huntington.
Women seldom have this sign large IIori-
zontal wrinkls across the top OF the nose in
Gicate will and resolution. Persons success
full in carrying forward great enterprises,
like building railroads. laying telegraph
cables, founding ard managing communi
ties, and all undertakings requiring persist
ence, show this height of the nose.
Tho convex or rounded eye denotes
strength. Small eyes belong TO mechanical,
scientific and exact people. The eye most
readily brought to focus serves this class
Of minds best. Large eyed persons receive
sensations vividly and lose them almost as
readily" Farther, our author says: Il
cannot think any person entirely frank and
well principled who is narrow between the
eyes. History shows no man Of eminencc
with this pecujarity. Short, blunt, full
noses belong TO artistic and musical people
Parepa, Wilhelmi. Lucca, Annie Louise
Carey. Arthur Sullivan, for example The
muscia ear is adapted to receive sounds,
standing out from the head of good size
al red from the supply of blood, which
increases its sensitiveness. The reader
may try these signs on people he knows
best, remembering that Dr. John Cross, q
w's" Sc ,tchman. says 1T rests with
phys ognOmy to detect the impo t.r; he
cannot prevent the organ from falling, by
self accommodating power into color. size
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